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Most of these filmmakers are contenders for Academy Awards this year. A number of them turn up in more than one roundtable, so there’s bound to be some repetition. This is a lot of material. Pick and choose what looks … Continue reading →

This is the tenth edition of “On Set, Off Camera,” closing out 2024. As with previous editions, it consists mainly of shots of actors and directors caught in off-camera moments during the making of a movie, sometimes off-set, at home … Continue reading →

I think for many of us there is one person who was hugely important to us at a formative time in our lives. This may have been a teacher, a coach, a family member, or just anyone who came along … Continue reading →

This is Part Two of “On Set, Off Camera – Ninth Edition.” As before, it consists mainly of shots of actors and directors caught in off-camera moments during the making of a movie, sometimes off-set, at home and elsewhere. Some … Continue reading →

This is the ninth edition of “On Set, Off Camera.” As with previous editions, it consists mainly of shots of actors and directors caught in off-camera moments during the making of a movie, sometimes off-set, at home and elsewhere. Some … Continue reading →

This is a follow-up to my recent post, What I Saw in 1996 – 11/20 to 12/31. In 1996, I started keeping a record of films I saw. Initially, I wrote notes for each film expressing my reactions to them, … Continue reading →

As with the previous Face Time posts, there’s no theme or organizing principle to these photographs of actors, other than that they all have the Look, faces that hold the screen and our attention, then and now. I’ve also added … Continue reading →

In 1996, I started keeping a record of movies I’d seen, with the first entry on November 20. I thought it might be interesting (hopefully) to look back at what I thought about the films I saw through the end … Continue reading →

This is the eighth edition of “On Set, Off Camera.” As with previous editions, it consists mainly of shots of actors and directors caught in off-camera moments during the making of a movie, sometimes off-set, at home and elsewhere. Some … Continue reading →

On July 3 of this year I was jolted by the news that Ted Perry had died the previous month. I first met Ted and his wife Miriam in 1964 at the University of Iowa when he was a TA … Continue reading →